The 2008 Workplace Survey - Gensler

Higher
WPI
score
delivers
Better
financial
performance
As WPI scores rise, the three-year average profit growth of
companies increases, hitting 28.2% at the highest levels,
almost twice as high as the lowest WPI scores and one-third
higher than the next-best set of WPI scores.
Even average companies make better profits when their
workplace scores go up. Average companies with a WPI
of 72 show profit growth of 18% versus 16% at companies
with a 12-point lower WPI.
Financial performance is the cornerstone of measuring
business success. In the knowledge economy, corporate
profitability and growth are driven more by organizational
capabilities than by control over physical assets. This is
reflected in IBM’s 2008 global CEO study in which market
factors and people factors were rated equally as the top
drivers affecting businesses. Additional factors including
market leadership, innovation, brand, and employee
engagement create a multi-dimensional bottom line that
drives profit and revenue strength.
Three-Year Annual Average Profit Growth vs. WPI Score
Average Companies
Top-Performing Companies
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
(Profit increase)
14.4%
28.2%
(Profit increase)
16%
18%
(Profit increase)
22%
25%
30%
25%
20%
15%
10%
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level and above were asked
to report profit and revenue
25
growth. Research indicates
a high level of confidence in
the accuracy of management
20
responses to questions about
the financial performance of
15their company.
10
5%
5%
5
(WPI Score)
(WPI Score)
(WPI Score)
0
0
0
0-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100
60 72
64 82
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